Cerebellar ataxia and vestibular areflexia syndromes constitute a spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders that primarily affect motor coordination and balance. These conditions are marked by ...

Cerebellum (Latin: "little brain") in orange. Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." Source: 3dMediSphere / Shutterstock Since the 1970s, I've been intrigued by the cerebellum's role in peak ...

Ataxia is a neurological condition that disrupts muscle coordination, affecting movement, balance, and sometimes speech or vision. It can be inherited, acquired from other conditions, or occur ...

A new study by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in ...

Cerebellum (Latin for "little brain") in red. Cerebellar means "related to the cerebellum." Source: Life Sciences Databases/Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA-2.1-jp) Beta-frequency deep brain stimulation ...

A new study published on Dec. 14, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will ...

Could an anomaly in the developing brain explain motor difficulties occurring decades later in people with rare movement disorders? These are the genetics being investigated by researchers at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Areas of the brain in those with stroke were analyzed for lesion activity and functional connectivity. In 54% of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Twenty years ago, Frederick Pepper, at 60 years old, knew something was wrong. After a misdiagnosis for vertigo, a doctor found what was causing Pepper's unbalance. "That doctor ...

New brain network view: Scientists now see the cerebellum and basal ganglia as part of an integrated network with the cortex, influencing both motor and cognitive functions. Beyond motor control: ...

Investigator & Co-Director of the Neurotherapeutics IWI, Lundquist Institute (Formerly "LA BioMed"); Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Department of Neurology Ataxia ...